Can farm-to-table partnerships between local producers and restaurants fare well in the chilly Big Lake region with its short growing season? Apparently it’s working even better than you might imagine.more

We had traveled a little more than a quarter mile from the intersection when I happened to look in my rearview mirror. A large dark animal stood in the middle of the road a good distance behind us. I let out a squeal and hit the brakes.more

We were bound for Errington’s Wilderness Island Resort on Lake Wabatongushi, a couple hundred miles north of Sault Ste. Marie. I’d recently discovered paddleboarding and wanted to use it on a fishing excursion Up North.more

Glenn Lind grew up in the fishing village of Castle Danger, Minnesota. At the tender age of 6, he fell in love for the first time – with boats. For him and his dad, Glenn writes, boat building became a labor of love.more

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker holds his previously postponed Governor's Fishing Opener and announces a walleye initiative; could Duluth become a mountain biking mecca?; registration for Grandma's Marathon is extended; and National Trails Day is June 1.more

Wisconsin’s annual Governor’s Fishing Opener will go on without the governor. The snowstorm that pummeled northern Wisconsin this week – and the forecasts calling for more snow and freezing rain – forced Gov. Scott Walker to postpone his trip.more

Lake trout, whitefish and herring were the most important species sought by those who worked the waters from early spring to late December. But the herring run, which generally started in early to mid-November, was the make-or-break of the season.more